Kenneth P. Mortimer
In office 1988–1993Preceded by G. Robert Ross Succeeded by Karen Morse In office 1993–2001
Born c. 1937 Spouse Lorraine "Lorrie" Mortimer (1938-2005) Profession University administrator Salary $90,500 Website Website of the WWU Presidency
Kenneth P. Mortimer is a scholar who was president of Western Washington University from 1988 to 1993, and the eleventh president of the University of Hawaiʻi system and chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa from 1993 to 2001.[ 1] He received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley . He previously worked for Pennsylvania State University . He is a well-known scholar in the area of educational administration . Currently he is engaged in writing, consulting, and serving on boards. He is the author of several books including The Art and Politics of Academic Governance: Relations among Boards, Presidents, and Faculty .
References
^ Harris, Michael; Kinney, Rhonda (2004). Innovation and Entrepreneurship in State and Local Government . Lexington Books. p. 41. ISBN 9780739109267 .
*Presidents of the University of Hawaiʻi System concurrently served as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa chancellors from 1984–2001.
Presidents Chancellors *Cleveland continued as University of Hawaii System president after 1972. **The chancellor of the University of Hawaii also concurrently served as University of Hawaii System president from 1984 to 2001 and 2017 to present.